Did the PDG Pale Ale this weekend from Great Fermentation's. Pretty excited to see how it turns out as this is my first batch that has had a blow out through the airlock. Since it was clogging my airlock I took the tubing from my racking cane and put it the bung, the other end I fed into a gallon jug with some sanitized water to act as my air lock until the reaction slows down. I'm curious as to what others do when the yeast reacts so strongly. From what I've looked up its generally considered a good thing to have so much yeast activity as long as its not wild yeast causing it.
I do what you did.
I'm sure it will be fine.